The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-07

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an attempt Is made TO justify "a scheme
which permit, tx to be aid
upon every consumer ard for
the benefit of our mlnufacturers
quite beyond reasonable demaud
for governmental regard, il suits the
purposes OF teritl advocates to cali
our manufactures infant iudustries'
still needing the highest and greatest
degree OF favor and fostering care
that can be wruug from federal egis-
latiOu
THE LABORING CLASS.
1t is also said that the increase in
the price OF domestic manufactures,
resulting from the present tariff, is
necessary in order thai higher wages
may be paid to our worklngmen
employed in auutaclurcs, than are
pald for what is called pauper labor
of Europe. a will acknowledge the
~ lacy ofthe argumeut which involves
the welfare and liberal compensation
of our labor. Labor Is honorable in
the eyes of every American citizen,
and, rs it lies at he foundation OF our
development and progress, il is emit
ied, without alleCtatlon or by poCl isy,
10 the utmost regard. The standard
of oar lHborcrs' life should not be
measured by thai OF any other coun-
try Iess favored, aud they are entitled
[ TO their share of all our advantages.
/ by he last census il is made to ap-
/ pear that Of The 1882, ,O99 of
our population engaged in all kinds
ot Industries, 7,G70-l93 are employed
| in tgricutu e, 4 407l.23S in prot r.
/ sionb 81 persona services-2. 1854 ,875
of which are domestic servants and
laborcrs, while SlO2j6 are omI loved
III ado and trsrspOI and
4 3,S33ll2 arc Ella ased as employed in
manufacturing aud mining. For pres
ent purposes, however, the last mum
/ Der given should - CONSIDERABLY rC
/ duced without att }mpting to enum-
crate them al, but II should be con
C.dtd hSt there should be dcdud ID
from those which it includes
365,1li carpenters and jOiners, 2S5-
iO0 nlliuers, ressmakers and
seams resses, 1921 blacksmitha,
| 1873, $50 tajlors and tailorcsses l02, AS
masous, 1924 butchers, 4l,3O9 bak-
ers, 22,Co3 pIasterers aud II ,309 on
gagged In manufacturing agricultural
iml lcmehtS, amounting III the aggre-
( gate to PA OPS, leaN ing Z. .G23OS9 per
sons emE Ioyed in such manufacturing
Industries rs are claimed to
be benefited by high tariff
TO these The appeal is made 10 save
their employment aud main ain their
wages by resisting a change. There
should Ue no dispol ton 10 Srswer
] gi1 l,,rt 4 H.. all Ia 4;
! that they are III minority smOng
those VINO labor, ynd therefore
should forogo an advantage in the in
tcrcst OF low prices for the majority.
Their compensation, as ii may be a.
tcctad 10y the operation of tariff laws
should at All times be scrupuIou-ly
kept in view and yet with
slight objection they will
overlook the fact That they are
consumers with the rest, that
ihey too hayc their own wants al,j
those of their families TO supply from
their earnings, and tiat the price of
the neCessarles OF life. rs we as the
amount of their wages. wi regulate
the measure of heir welfare and
comfort But tle reduction of take
lion demanded suoulI be SO measur-
ed IA not to neceesitate or justify
either he loss of emt )ymont by the
WorkiI man. not the ,sseoing of his
Wsgas, aud the pr, ii still remaining
10 the mC tutacturer, after
a nccC Sary reIucemeut, should
furnish no excuse for the sacrifice of
the interests of his emp loyes either in
their opportunity to work or in the